The March of Wales 1067-1300 : a borderland of medieval Britain / Max Lieberman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lieberman, Max, 1974-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Border security--England--History--To 1500.

Border security.

History.

Welsh Borders (England and Wales)--History.

Welsh Borders (England and Wales).

Welsh Borders (England and Wales)--Politics and government.

England.

Physical Description:

146 pages ; 22 cm

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2008.

Summary:

By 1300, a region often referred to as the March of Wales had been created between England and the Principality of Wales. This March consisted of some forty castle-centred lordships extending along the Anglo-Welsh border and also across southern Wales. It took shape over more than two centuries, between the Norman conquest of England (1066) and the English conquest of Wales (1283), and is mentioned in Magna Carta (1215). It was a highly distinctive part of the political geography of Britain for much of the Middle Ages, yet the medieval March has long vanished, and today expressions like 'the marches' are used rather vaguely to refer to the Welsh borders.

What was the medieval March of Wales? How and why was it created? The March of Wales, 1067-1300: A Borderland of Medieval Britain provides comprehensible and concise answers to such questions. With the aid of maps, a list of key dates and source material such as the writings of Gerald of Wales (c.1146-1223), this book also places the March in the context of current academic debates on the frontiers, peoples and countries of the medieval British Isles.

Contents:

2 The Making of the March, 1066-1283 15

3 The Social and Economic March, 1067-1300 37

4 The Frontier of Peoples, 1067-1300 55

5 Kingdoms, Countries and Marches: the Context of the British Isles 75

6 Conclusion: the European Perspective 91.

ISBN:

9780708321164

070832116X

0708321151

9780708321157

OCLC:

195676709